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#EAD0D4

Light Gray · very light warm pink

About #EAD0D4

With the hex code #EAD0D4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0EAE6, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green208
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EAD0D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD0D4.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #EAD0D4.
14.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAD0D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAD0D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D4D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D8D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFCED1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAD0D4?

With the hex code #EAD0D4, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 82% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAD0D4?

Use black text. Black on #EAD0D4 has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAD0D4?

Its complementary colour is #D0EAE6, and analogous partners are #EAD0E1 and #EAD9D0.